Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2025-10-06

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Oct 6
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
432 head
7 vs last sale 439 110 vs year ago 322 · +34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
30 vs last sale 47 2 vs year ago 79 · 2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
6 vs last sale 23 23 vs year ago 40 · 57.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week on feeder cattle due to limited comparable sales, slaughter cows 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls too few to trend. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $351.63/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 3 of 22 comparable sales and sits 78.80 against this barn's trailing median of $430.43.
Average price
$351.63
60 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.56
vs SC average
94.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549365.952,00821
Medium and Large 2550346.401,90636
Medium and Large 3559314.131,7553thin
One grade step is worth $51.82/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales
495437380323median 430.4301/0503/1605/0407/0608/10
Steers 500–600 lb: high $480.71, low $337.05, median $430.43 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale60 hd
351.63
SC average6 barns · 127 hd
350.07
+1.56
National average181 barns · 23,254 hd
445.85
−94.22
This barn, trailing median22 sales
430.43
−78.80
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,546172.192,66211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,348155.272,0939thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220148.691,81435
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,141141.111,61013

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,162$2,4173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$2,3343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,7272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,4661thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$2,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)720$1,7501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$1,6701thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)905$1,5841thin

Every lot, as filed

121 lots · USDA AMS · Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750710315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2371
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6971
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620336.39/cwt333.00–340.002,0862
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0771
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,9441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700654326.77/cwt320.00–330.002,1375
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600560338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,8937
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450415455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8881
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700658344.50/cwt344.50–344.502,2675
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750718330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3696
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250230495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,1391
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650630272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,7171
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400363350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2712
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650645322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0771
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550526375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9739
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600564359.54/cwt359.00–360.002,02811
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450408442.45/cwt440.00–445.001,8052
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600570308.47/cwt305.00–310.001,7585
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700660262.31/cwt250.00–275.001,7312
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650605287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7391
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550516346.84/cwt330.00–362.501,79017
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500482314.95/cwt300.00–325.001,5183
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650618280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7302
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600575328.30/cwt315.00–337.501,8885
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250200440.00/cwt440.00–440.008801
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy350–400390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4821
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4282
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623311.49/cwt300.00–317.501,9416
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550520330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7163
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700666291.20/cwt280.00–295.001,9394
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300255490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy200–250245521.25/cwt520.00–522.501,2772
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350328500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6402
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418423.05/cwt415.00–435.001,7683
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373442.70/cwt430.00–455.001,65110
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1582,475.81/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4762
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570340.04/cwt335.00–345.001,9382
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350331463.76/cwt450.00–475.001,5355
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 17201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsSmall 27901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsSmall 11,0251,466.00/head1,466.00–1,466.001,4661
Bred CowsSmall 17802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy250–300275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2651
Bred CowsSmall 11,1401,699.00/head1,699.00–1,699.001,6991
Bulls1,642179.67/cwt172.00–184.002,9507
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,514159.08/cwt156.00–163.002,4084
CowsBoner 80-85%1,387161.73/cwt155.00–174.002,2438
CowsBoner 80-85%1,176142.03/cwt119.00–152.001,67026
CowsBoner 80-85%1,020217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,2191
CowsLean 85-90%1,221149.03/cwt146.00–155.001,8208
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,0251,670.00/head1,670.00–1,670.001,6701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28751,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28751,726.71/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7272
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,215152.23/cwt149.00–154.001,8505
CowsLean 85-90%1,013128.45/cwt107.50–143.001,3015
Bulls1,378159.11/cwt150.00–167.502,1934
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650640282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8081
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600560297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6661
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 29051,584.00/head1,584.00–1,584.001,5841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2232,626.07/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6262
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2352
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500483328.73/cwt327.50–330.001,5882
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350345345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400350365.00/cwt355.00–375.001,2782
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4391
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500490348.75/cwt347.50–350.001,7092
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600578316.20/cwt312.50–320.001,8282
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300270371.63/cwt370.00–375.001,0033
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350315376.07/cwt365.00–380.001,1854
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450433340.29/cwt330.00–350.001,4732
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450418340.81/cwt320.00–355.001,4255
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500466349.26/cwt345.00–360.001,6284
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600578307.77/cwt295.00–320.001,7792
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450418417.63/cwt410.00–425.001,7462
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500478323.00/cwt310.00–335.001,5448
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added450–500485391.67/cwt390.00–395.001,9003
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added500–550522348.42/cwt335.00–355.001,8193
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377376.82/cwt370.00–390.001,4215
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470365.10/cwt340.00–390.001,71610
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700679306.17/cwt300.00–314.002,0795
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600574331.93/cwt320.00–347.501,9057
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450425368.20/cwt360.00–375.001,5653
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600567352.75/cwt340.00–365.002,00011
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525323.82/cwt312.50–335.001,70010
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy550–600570324.15/cwt310.00–332.501,8483
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330387.29/cwt360.00–415.001,2786
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418360.36/cwt347.50–380.001,5065
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500450335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5081
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650616304.37/cwt295.00–317.501,8754
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550522307.61/cwt292.50–320.001,6065
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650624325.91/cwt320.00–330.002,0345
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423377.44/cwt365.00–390.001,5974
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400355450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5981
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430387.63/cwt380.00–395.001,6674
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700674313.66/cwt300.00–325.002,1144
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400390406.67/cwt400.00–420.001,5863
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650631327.50/cwt320.00–330.002,0674
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517350.80/cwt340.00–367.501,8149
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,2551
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added350–400395445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7581
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added350–400383378.76/cwt377.50–380.001,4512
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472376.96/cwt365.00–390.001,7795
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2241
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added550–600584351.23/cwt340.00–355.002,0515
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added400–450419363.15/cwt360.00–375.001,5227
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added650–700675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2282
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450440370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6281
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555322.97/cwt320.00–326.001,7922
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added600–650625297.44/cwt290.00–305.001,8592

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.